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From: berman@ihuxm.UUCP (Andy Berman)
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Subject: Grenada--the Airport
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Date: Wed, 2-Nov-83 13:26:16 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  2 13:26:16 1983
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    From the New York Times Nov 2, 1983:

        LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reutuers) A British company heading
        the construction of Grenada's new airport dismissed
        today the contention that it was being developed
        for military purposes.

             The contractor, Plessey Airports, whose $9.9
        million contract is underwritten by the British
        Government, said that the construction at Point
        Salines airport involved no installations ususally
        associated with a military base, such as anti-aircraft
        defenses and underground weapon and fuel storage.

             A company spokesman, Tony Devereux, said the
        airport conformed to international civil aviation
        standards and was designed to facilitate tourism.

             'There's not the least doubt that, if the
        British Government had been unhappy about the nature
        of the contract, it would not have allowed the
        [British Government] Export Credits Guarnatee
        Department to underwrite it,' he said."